Yes Darthcoin I do not want to completely dismantle the state but I do want us all to be able to be as free from state impositions- just that it seems doubtful most people are ready to be that self reliant and actually not all things the state provides are always bad. Its a reality of human nature that we are generally quite weak as individuals and much stronger in groups- and while human groups can come to manifest great evil and suffering they do not always- nation states being groups of humans are currently the strongest in the competition for resources and until we learn other ways of working together I don't see the nation state dying quite yet...even though Bitcoin does give us the chance of more individual monetary sovereignty. How would you feel about not having any community to belong to or support and be part of? SN is in a sense a community in cyberspace as opposed to geographical but imo all communities including nation states are the sum of their individual parts and sometimes more...so I'm not quitting yet on the nation state and not either believing we can completely do without it. Its not all bad or all good- just what we make it together. Good luck in a life without any state or community- living alone without others is not easy- just try going on 'Alone' and see how long you last!